Former LA Mayor Candidate Rick Caruso on What Could've Been Done About the LA Fires

JRE #2268 w/Rick Caruso
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[@danmiller-t4p]

The state of California needs to be audited, by independent committee, to find out where all those tax dollars went.

[@alexandereckert5939]

it’s coming

[@Morpheus-q2i]

I think we All know where... Ill give you a Clue... He's sat in Trumps seat at the White House as we speak.

[@matthewmaccaughey5016]

Agreed, been wanting this for years.

[@jflex089]

There are those of us who know. It’s a demonic ran state. I mean democrat ran. Sorry. I must have misspelled 😅

[@0004612]

Off shore accounts

[@aQuietPlace4u2]

I worked for Rick on these fires. I am a contract Wildland Firefighter from Oregon. We brought our own water down, just for everyone’s information. I’d be happy to answer any questions if anyone has any. As an added note, Mr Caruso came and shook all of our hands afterwords. Well over 100 guys there, and he took the time to come and talk to everyone.

[@carlc5748]

Thank you, you firefighters are the heroes, I can't imagine your level of frustration at being politically inhibited from doing your best, because of the lack of water resources, and equipment.

[@nuqwestr]

Yeah, fire trucks have water tanks and also water tenders come too, that's been lost in this thread. Also, the Stone Canyon Reservoir serves the Palisades with 3.4 billion gallons of water and was full and functional. The copters were pulling water from there and Encino Reservoir.

[@nuqwestr]

@ FALSE: The Stone Canyon Reservoir that serves the Palisades was full with 3.4 billion gallons of water. What are you talking about?

[@noeybalbonzers9755]

Hey! I live on the east coast, so i have zero knowledge about wild fires. But Did you see anything in person that wasn't done but could have been done to help stop these fires even a little bit? Obviously we've heard and seen everything from the news. Just curious if someone on the ground saw some things that aren't being talked about. And I guess by things I mean things that were or weren't done. And much respect and thanks for what you do!

[@jimrogers7425]

I've met Rick Caruso in the past... someone who is a very standup guy who wants to make a difference and has the ability to do so. He needs to be either mayor of LA or governor of California.

[@ronmoya6964]

I was a arson investigator for over 15 years in LA County. Fire bugs/ arsonists are mentally ill, they have this uncontrollable urge to set fires. When the winds start and the humidity drops these people come out and it’s been my experience that they start setting fires across the county. Arsonists are hard to catch, they’re not stupid, they’re very cagey however during my time I’ve had the good fortune to catch and prosecute a number of fire setters. Now it appears that the homeless are setting fires and there’s no accountability. The palisades is a wake up call for bad management and bad policy.

[@tleeg74]

Thank you for all your work.

[@onetwo19]

I read that meth addicts like to start fires. It's like a compulsion.

[@FreedomInc]

Thank the "we have to save everyone" systems that have been built. This is a small symptom of the sickness called authoritarianism.

[@jldog134]

Thank you for your service

[@TeishHicks]

Aussie here you blokes and the Firefighters should be running the fuckin country

[@AndrewQuiroz24]

What's hilarious is how the city sprinklers are always on during rainstorms WHILE at the SAME TIME they are telling us to reduce our water usage. The state is RIDICULOUS.

[@LindaBourell]

So happy to see Caruso on JRE. Thanks to Joe for stepping up and doing the job journalists should be doing and to Caruso for what you are trying to do for CA. Hopefully you will run for office again and people will wake up and elect you this time around.

[@jopo7996]

Joe with no headphones looks like a kettlebell without its handle.

[@jgillan92]

Damn 😂😂😂😂

[@DisappointedSon0813]

Joe could pull your ear though your a$$ lol.

[@Antonio-vi4bk]

@@jgillan92 HHAHAH

[@jacquessimard7570]

😂

[@maxwelljacobfreedom]

There are other things in life bro

[@blake6227]

Well your boy Bill Burr said everything was great with the fire response

[@willywonka682]

The firemen did their best and were great. Quit being a troll little boy, and go back to your momma's teet.

[@A_r78]

Joe is a Grifter now

[@beastlygamers7779]

Burr has been compromised. Thank his trash wife for that

[@evalunloca]

​@@A_r78no he is not. Burr is

[@drzaius1121]

Bill has to do and believe what his wife tells him

[@MortgageBrokerLA]

Here's the craziest part --- there is a large percentage of folks that will still, if they had the chance, vote for Bass and Newsom --- that's the issue with CA and Los Angeles -- about half can't understand why these ppl get elected in, and the other half, don't think they have any fault. This truth is mind-blowing.

[@kellymc6812]

Northern California resident here! And I believe you! I vote against this craziness but most just don’t get it and won’t even discuss the issues with fact only emotion! Many people would and will vote against a recall of newscum!

[@logoutandrew4569]

@@MortgageBrokerLA it's bonkers. They literally believe discrimination is more destructive than actual fires.

[@Poopopotamusgaming]

California politicians are bought and dont care what happens as long as they can keep their homes and millions they’re funneling to themselves

[@brandonstrong2048]

California is home to the worst kind of people. This is known around the world lmao.

[@funnydonut9769]

My parents live in the Bay Area and they think Newsom is great. They only listen to certain news stations and they are in a retirement bubble. Their house is paid off, they don't have to deal with kids being in public school and all the issues with that, don't pay income taxes and their property taxes are based on the original purchase price of their house from 1976. They don't understand why anyone would vote different but they are not affected by current day issues. They just putter around their house, complain and talk to the TV like it was a person and never get out much.

[@logoutandrew4569]

Lifetime Angelino here. None of what he says matters. The people will continue to vote for Karen Bass and those like her. They would rather have DEI than safety and infrastructure management. The poor profit from it, and everybody else is shamed into following along.

[@Nonse7se]

You're right, unfortunately.

[@evalramman7502]

Yeah, Angeleno myself. You're right.

[@BrianJames-ls5qq]

I would argue that the poor don’t profit from it either, just the bureaucrats who get their cut

[@jerseyimperial]

I agree however when one of the richest areas of LA is obliterated, something may change. These are the same people that are donating sometimes upwards of 6 figures at the fundraisers for the campaigns of city/state leaders.

[@logoutandrew4569]

@jerseyimperial maybe. Let's see if they cave to the frothy emotional appeal of "we are all Angelinos of every color and background, and we will get through this together" or they actually decide to get things done and elect competent leaders.

[@mikesantander6923]

Damn you know it’s real when Joe sheds a tear

[@DekkarJr]

yea :/

[@maxwelljacobfreedom]

Stop worshipping celebrities

[@tommy1138]

@@maxwelljacobfreedom empathize with your fellow man when he sheds a tear. It shows you have character.

[@LMK-0975]

I bet these Californians were the same people that said the protests were peaceful. Then we all saw people’s business's getting destroyed throughout the Country. What goes come around.

[@Rallard123]

crying about multi million dollar homes burning down.... ohhh nooooo

[@billmoran3219]

Seen a news report about how 60 fire hydrants have been stolen in Pomona in the last couple of months. One guy had surveillance video and called the police as it was happening, police showed up after the thieves left a half hour later. California is madness!

[@jldog134]

The cops don't care because they know they are not going to be prosecuted

[@Monica_Escobar]

It is. It’s out of control. There were reports of them stealing the hydrants in palisades after finding out they were dry.. people were recycling them for cash🤦🏻‍♀️ we need new leadership no doubt.

[@TeishHicks]

Yeah no average Joe is doing that sorta coordinated shit, that’s just as fishy as the randomly placed brick stacks in the 2020 riots. Something stinks ya’ll

[@caliconfessions1075]

Dude a man started stabbing people at In N Out Burger, I was there, police took 45 minutes to arrive, and the perpetrator was long gone. The business didn't wanna publicize the event because people wouldn't feel safe getting food at In N Out if it made the news.

[@dam00k]

Glad to see someone call it negligence rather than incompetence or stupidity, would rather people start seeing it for the criminal negligence it was.

[@johnperdue2291]

The Palisades Reservoir has a 117-million-gallon capacity. The reservoir had been empty for over a year for repairs to be made to the cover? Which was not a necessity. The LA Times tried to spin that there was 56 million gallons of water available, but Palisades hydrants went dry after the firefighting started. That was a lie as it is now conclusive that the reservoir was empty!

[@williamkissane4261]

With NO appearance of Any work being done..no trucks or equipment at the reservoir.

[@nuqwestr]

Stone Canyon Reservoir holds 3.4 Billion Gallons of water, was full and serves the Palisades. The reservoir you mention is called the Santa Ynez, it was only 3.3% the capacity of Stone Canyon. You are the one lying.

[@AstroVanTribe]

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[@nuqwestr]

@@AstroVanTribe Yeah, been sending it out too. I remember the Bel-Air fire, my family evacuated from Mandeville Canyon. Fire jumped the Sepulveda Pass, and why fire breaks don't work in 70mph winds when baseball size embers travel a mile or more. Frank Cannon narrates, it's brilliant. (William Conrad)

[@atomicsmith]

@@nuqwestrThen why did the hydrants run dry?

[@thesixthaquarius8283]

We should stop paying taxes until they find out where the leakage is. Ridiculous

[@levi.a4336]

Bill burr said they do a good job and we are idiots

[@aaronkristo858]

Bill is extremely funny and one of my favorite comedians, but even he will admit that he isn't terribly intelligent.

[@davidgalinat4257]

I remember him making fun of Trump when he suggested they need to clear out the brush, "What? Go out there with a rake???? D'oh!"

[@PInk77W1]

Bill Burr • marriage sucks. Gets married

[@rottenparts]

Bill Burr's wife...I mean, handler, told him to say that.

[@Av8s]

Rick Caruso is the man for LA

[@sole__doubt]

He doesnt stand a chance. He makes WAY too much sense.

[@nola3572]

He seems great but Tim Dillon’s rants on him taint my vision of him

[@aaronkristo858]

​@@nola3572What did Tim Dillon say about him?

[@AshMcFarlane]

It's Tim Dillons job to talk shit​@@nola3572

[@rottenparts]

That's the "problem". He's a man. And not a poc

[@senorromantico7723]

Like Judge Judy says "coulda, woulda, shoulda!"

[@NoGutsNoGlory-s7x]

Hopefully Californians learn from this. I’m skeptical doe 😓

[@A_r78]

@@NoGutsNoGlory-s7xwhat will a republican do? Nothing will ever change

[@abduljabars]

East woulda.

[@simshengvue4642]

Democrats have CA ruled with an iron fist. They only have to say the magical R S H words and CA will fall in line

[@justjoshingyou9116]

Its so crazy how they drain a monster lake 100 years ago and now wonder why these fires get so crazy

[@Dr.Gainzzz]

Or how 2 people who use to work for the government scammed the system so they own almost all of the states water and became millionaires overnight.

[@owenhaider1589]

So true

[@owenhaider1589]

Lakers would Make sense again since they took it from mnpls

[@Boba21-r6p]

Has nothing to do with that. That was in the Central Valley

[@CodyCha]

@@Boba21-r6p lakes help keep surrounding land moist.

[@scubbastevebeats275]

At this point, i'm convinced joe rogan can get an alien to interview with him.

[@shpankey]

Not true. He tried but Kamala did not show.

[@scubbastevebeats275]

@shpankey her whole team was being very difficult. Maybe the only person ever honestly.

[@cpmow831]

@@shpankeyzing!

[@kingflippynips3102]

When that happens, I'll be truly convinced that we are in a simulation

[@RobertMaxwellBell]

That would make a great opening sequence for a Sci-fi/horror movie.

[@jimmy2thymes916]

While I'm no Democrat...Caruso seems incredibly sensible. How the hell could the people of LA elect Bass and not this guy???

[@shpankey]

Agreed

[@csebesta84]

Because she’s a Black woman. Californians vote based off identities, not qualifications.

[@chongli3007]

Ever think corruption in voting plays a part?

[@RC_928]

DEI

[@Marchofthefireants1]

Caruso is a moderate. He was a Trump backer in 16

[@kqilim]

They've got a warehouse full of firetrucks that's unusable due to lack of maintenance, wild.

[@danieldavis8607]

The fire department budget was cut so deep that they can no longer maintain or repair anything.

[@laguti17]

You should check out that a single company that is in charge of why that is. The government doesn't make the parts or the trucks a single private company that does.

[@ScubaCoopa]

Imagine paying the highest taxes in the entire country and basic fire prevention and control is still too much to ask for somehow. That whole state is a circus run by clowns.

[@e-pflow3144]

Had it not been for mail in ballots, this man would have been mayor. Newsome would have been recalled, and these fires would have been mitigated.

[@danieldavis8607]

Actually, we had enough votes to recall Newscum. But 100,000 votes were erased because they said signatures "didn't match."

[@peoplearecrazy1798]

Yep!

[@beastlygamers7779]

Imagine living in a desert and not preparing for a sand storm.

[@nuqwestr]

Los Angeles is not in a Desert and the Stone Canyon Reservoir has 3.4 billion gallons of water. Water was not the issue.

[@edreedson]

​@nuqwestr then why didn't they use water?

[@nuqwestr]

@@edreedson They did use Stone Canyon, it was used by the helicopters, so was the Encino reservoir and the Pacific Ocean. Video on YT. I've lived in this area since the late 1950s. I voted to recall Newsom and supported Caruso. But you are being lied to for political reason and I hate it. Karen Bass is part of the one-Party authoritarian woke/left in California, but it was Eric Garcetti who was Mayor of LA for 9 years. .

[@rickandteribedell4350]

Love when Joe gets emotional. Exactly why I love JRE. Laughter and emotion

[@monopolythesecond]

The thought of Multi millionaires having to rebuild their mansions make me sad as well 😢

[@sommebuddy]

@@monopolythesecond Yes, they are far more successful than you are, so that is the reason you laugh at their pain? Losing your home hurts when you are rich or not, it is tragic to lose your family heirlooms, personal affects, pets, and everything collected over a lifetime. Some lost their lives.

[@TheJoeholton]

DEI is deadly.

[@Mafivee]

Having competent people in charge for a start.

[@AntManMan44]

How are competent people gonna stop 80 mph winds?

[@PaulKing-h9m]

It’s not, but at least you will have water in the reservoirs, fire hydrants that work, etc.

[@Mafivee]

Competent people would understand and do their best to prevent or at least reduce the effects of the disaster. Obviously not everything will be controllable, but having a handle on it would be far better than letting it go, no?

[@DekkarJr]

@@AntManMan44 lmao. They are gonna FILL UP THEIR FIRE HYDRANTS and not EMPTY TEH WATER INTO THE OCEAN and then SAY HEY FLORIDA GONNA BE UNDERWATER YO., SCREW YOU

[@teresacarle294]

🧐Competent management also means having effective evacuation preparedness for citizenry. 1st, the evac notices were not consistent across the entire city during these raging fires. Not even facility drills or head counts were up to par in these rushed departures. Thank God there was rescue footage of a hard of hearing 90+yo woman abandoned in an Eaton Assisted Living Home. 🚑There were cases where emergency vehicles did not arrive in Palisades to assist disabled residents who were unable to leave these burning areas on their own. Why wasn't there traffic escape plans & drills done by law enforcement to handle such a dire emergency situation!? Close down & divert regular traffic to create open lines from these fire areas? There was no reason LAPD couldn't divert or control traffic to eliminate that evac blockage. They could've opened up additional lanes & routes to get these residents out fast & safely, but they did not. Absolutely criminal that some residents had to vacate vehicles bcos there wasn't a clear & open exit route. Serious shades of shameful Maui wildfires perpetuated on mainland shores. 💚Bridget from Cali☘️ (using my pal's YT acct)

[@harrytraction1380]

Rick Caruso for governor

[@1010Morada]

Same thing happened on Maui, Lahaina was ambushed by its own officials.

[@CarryTheZero1]

I was born and raised in LA County. It will forever be my home. However, we have a bad habit of continually reelecting horrible leaders both on the local and state level. We haven’t had an effective mayor since maybe Tim Bradley and we have not had a good governor since Reagan. Yet, we keep reelecting failures over and over. I can’t wait for us to get sick of it to where we make a change

[@PGproductionsHD]

First time I’ve seen Joe so emotional

[@ivanc9231]

Its fake emotions he does it aaaaa lot

[@joshpuckett7713]

​@@ivanc9231You're a sad person that you like revolve your life around watching Joe Rogan clips and commenting on them because you hate him so much.

[@pr0adam]

@@ivanc9231 sus

[@log8427]

@@ivanc9231no he doesn’t.

[@Christian.9198]

​@@ivanc9231 Why are all of your recent comments only on Joe Rogan videos?

[@ChaseBoddicker]

Here in Grand Junction, CO, We had the Pine Gulch Fire in 2020 and how did we respond? WE LEARNED. We remove brush, cut down dead trees, fund our Fire Department, we have Open Burn season, and we have plans for when things go wrong!

[@1of4Thatsthescore]

Unless all the woke climate change politicians are voted put, this will keep happening! You get what you vote for.

[@tylerhall9412]

I agree with you, but also climate change is definitely a real issue. I have lived in pa my whole life and when I was a kid we had months of cold winter with lots of snow and no school days and the snow stayed all season. Now, I was surprised that we even got snow the last couple of weeks. We never get snow through the season now, and it was literally about 60 degrees during the day and 25 at night all last week. Birds and bugs are dying at an alarming rate because they can't keep up. It's definitely a problem, but all these crazy liberal types use it as an excuse to do dumb useless crap that lines their pockets.

[@FreedomInc]

Lol. You get ehsts chosen for you. If yiu think your vite matters. Why not vite your next door neighbor for president in 28

[@Bob_Smith19]

@@tylerhall9412You have a selective memory. There were practically no snow days in the 80s. And outside of the two major storms in the 90s that shut schools down for weeks, there was very little snow. It’s not uncommon to have little snow in PA during the winter.

[@TeishHicks]

@@FreedomInchow do you spell vote wrong twice lol

[@Monica_Escobar]

@@tylerhall9412this is not a sudden thing. The earths climate has been changing for thousands of years it’s nothing new, environmentalists are making it seem like this is something new happening. It’s not.

[@jcffolsom8399]

Infrastructure problems and solutions need to be owned and fixed by COMPETENT engineers. Staff the NEED with engineers, not politicians. They want problems fixed, not political posturing.

[@webstercat]

Engineers available but the most important consideration is gender fluidity…😊

[@normie2716]

Nah man. The hard reality is that they need more transgender firefighters. That would have solved everything.

[@FUBAR1986]

They’re gonna chase everybody out of that state

[@DekkarJr]

for whatever reason it doesnt seem to be working lol

[@LigniteLisa]

They're making room for the Chinese. Increasing homelessness, crime and the threat of wildfires without being able to insure your home, even if you rebuild. Then when enough Chinese nationals are in government and the people are outraged, they will make it liveable again.

[@sunilsajwani5707]

it's raining today here in Los Angeles. i hope they fill up that reservoir and not waste the water.

[@jasonherron4199]

Hope is not a strategy. Do something about it. Vote in officials with common sense.

[@golanheights9000]

Hope won't stop the landslides.

[@caterinamarie7]

Decades ago, CA was supposed to collect the rainwater (feom the LA river) so it wouldn't flow out to the sea. But, they neglect to do so even now...imagine the difference that would make, so it's a sign of bad leadership and misaligned priorities. It's sad.

[@paolo-n2000]

Mudslide season in LA

[@CodyCha]

There's no hope in DEI

[@adriankalitka3762]

If this doesn't turn California red then there's really no hope for them

[@kcsback]

It wont unfortunately

[@travelator3035]

I cast my last vote in Cali in the recall election for Larry Elder. And afterwards, I left the state. I will return only when everyone in the state comes to their senses and overcome the leftist pressure and propaganda and vote the right way.

[@NathanCassidy721]

I lost when the failed to recall Gavin Newsom. Who nobody likes BTW despite all the smoke they blow up his ass.

[@damoncus8124]

Just remember Los Angeles you voted in Karen Bass, one of the biggest dummies ever in California politics over this elite businessman who also ran into the department of water and power for 10 years.

[@stevegreen1369]

At one time in Los Angeles, the DWP, Dept. of Airports and the LA Harbor Dept. were completely self funded and self reliant. Those departments neither received nor contributed to the general fund of the City. At that time they functioned at the top of their game. When the City changed that they all went to hell.

[@timmarshall6092]

He’s smooth like Max Cherry off of Jackie Brown

[@M.O.N.K.3]

Great movie

[@FreedomInc]

Pro tip: although saltwater will destroy some equipment. Equipment can be replaced and has no sentimental attachments.

[@frank3210-s3j]

The fires lasted for days. It will destroy the equipment while it’s still needed.

[@webstercat]

To believe that salt water pumps aren’t available is a stretch…

[@nuqwestr]

The Canadian Super Scooper are designed for ocean/lake water. That was never an issue. Nor was water an issue. The Stone Canyon reservoir holds 3.4 billion gallons and was fully functional.

[@TedlinksChannel]

It’s incredible that Bass hasn’t resigned yet, and just as incredible that Newsom hasn’t publicly demanded she resign.

[@sabejreid2072]

It simply shows 'why' Newsom is clinging on to Power. I LOATHE HIM. 🔥🇺🇸🗽

[@stevesosebee5860]

17 million gallon reservoir was empty for a year or more ☠️☠️☠️

[@ataraxiadreaming9]

117million gallons. Let me just leave this for a moment

[@patrickspooner3029]

He should run again.

[@stooblylube961]

Did Joe just tell the middle class you stop pointing fingers at the rich? This dude losing touch at a rapid pace

[@finstor3386]

I think we know that it doesnt matter and there will be 0 accountability. Californians are just out of their minds and they will reelect all the people that were responsible for this tragedy. I feel awful for these people, but damn they keep electing people that running their state into the ground. The smart ones sold their houses and took their boat load of money and left the state.

[@michiganjoe559]

None of that water released found its way to LA. There is no direct route for that water. Most ended up in the Tule basin. That water was released without warning the farmers, and they could not store anything for spring farming. I live in central CA.

[@frank3210-s3j]

Yup. They’ll just claim a quick victory while creating chaos with another issue. And sadly, it does score political points while not actually fixing anything.

[@brettrobertson2538]

he should be the mayor of LA.....recall Bass ASAP

[@MilesShope]

If you wanna be a leader, the first thing you need to do, is be present 😂 classic burn pun intended

[@CodyCha]

The reservoir was empty for 7 months......because the cover had a rip.

[@DekkarJr]

A private company wouldve had that fixed in a day

[@Gigi-love2324]

Former resident of California for 40 years. Went through Sonoma County fires in 2017. The government and even our friends seriously were delusional. We got out. I couldn’t take the leadership anymore.

[@BRR42922]

I am predicting that they will continue to vote for the same type of incompetent leadership responsible for this disaster. It's the same sick relationship abuse victims have with their abusers and it just continues to go on and on.

[@drzaius1121]

10:10 bill burr literally said all of that. He said they did great.

[@steveshortridge6255]

His wife told him to say that 😂

[@bangkok2955]

😂😂😂burr say we are idiots

[@scottw4336]

My mom packed us up and got out in 1981....they were stopping the controlled burns, we would see the aqueduct empty and dry that would feed the reservoir there in granada hills/sylmar area. So unnecessary

[@carlc5748]

I grew up in the same area, escaped in 1995!

[@scottw4336]

@carlc5748 it so sad isn't it. We'd get up early and go sledding on mt baldy...have lunch then go to santa monic beach in the same day finishing with a dinner at shakeys pizza🤙

[@nuqwestr]

???? That aqueduct never went DRY. The Van Norman dam was out of commission because of the 1971 earthquake. We still get 25% of our water from the SWP through the central valley. The pipes went underground. What "controlled burns". Grass is needed to control flooding. BTW, I'm born there mid-Century.

[@scottw4336]

@nuqwestr read what i typed ignorance is bliss I suppose Always had controlled burns, even mother nature, for a multitude of reasons

[@nuqwestr]

@@scottw4336 The **Van Norman Dams** (also known as the **San Fernando Dams**) were closed down due to damage sustained during the **1971 San Fernando Earthquake**. The earthquake caused significant structural damage to both the Upper and Lower Van Norman Dams, leading to the evacuation of around **80,000 people** from the San Fernando Valley. The dams were subsequently decommissioned due to their inherent instability and the risk they posed to the heavily populated areas below them.

[@user-rz4re9tu3r]

Get this man a tissue!

[@glorfification]

Joe doesn't need tissues, he blows his nose with $100 bills.

[@rickcartagena8410]

I call BS! I grew up in west Texas - hotter/dryer/etc. climates. Firefighters never have an issue fighting fires in the Franklin Mtns, The City or County. It’s a resource and numbers game, nothing else in a city like LA.

[@charmichealsueflipflop21]

the winds were 100mph who can fly in that

[@rickcartagena8410]

@ Obviously, wind is always an issue. But, air support should only be engaged when the caca really hits the fan - I seldom recall The State of Texas or US Army sending planes to fight fires in west Texas. Southern NM & west TX experience winds in the 30-65 MPH range, sometimes higher, in the mountain cities & ranges - from February to April every year. The winds so strong, they’ll turn an in-field fly into a 360 ft home run on baseball fields oriented west to east. The fire departments put fires out on the mountains, just as easily as the valley’s without air support. BIG FIRES!

[@rickcartagena8410]

@ The only major body of water in those parts is a dried out Rio Grande river.

[@nochepatada]

Embers fly pretty pretty far in those winds and start new fires

[@TheLightFish]

I'm 58 years old. I grew up in SoCal and I don't remember having massive wildfires every year when I was younger. Started when the Dems took over.

[@Donnie-sh9md]

The failure to replace the water reservoir cover has resulted in a staggering year-long delay, which could arguably be deemed criminal neglect rather than mere incompetence. ​Currently, the estimated damages associated with this negligence are projected to be around 350 billion dollars.​

[@nuqwestr]

Palisades served by the 3.4 billion gallon Stone Canyon Reservoir. The Santa Ynez with the bad cover was only 3.3% of that capacity.

[@WolfOfLosAngeles]

Yup bass and the rest of them just can’t be honest and admit they messed up

[@supertalaria]

There is video of the fires starting from power lines smacking together, you can see it start as sparks an then erupts the hillside in 10 minutes

[@IcenineSantaMonica]

This video primarily discusses the Palisades fire. The video you are referring to was the Alta Dena fire. Same time frame but different area.

[@danieldavis8607]

That still doesn't explain two more fires starting simultaneously to the east. According to space photos.

[@CliftonDon74]

Truth. Facts. It is undisputable

[@Tyranix97]

Remember back in Nov , 2023 when Newsom said arson was cause of big fire that closed Los Angeles freeway. When the fire erupted in two storage lots under Interstate 10 where construction materials combusted quickly and the fire grew. It left many columns charred and chipped and the deck guardrails twisted. Well, I wonder if Officials ever found and held anybody accountable for that.

[@antipro85]

Nope

[@windowman929]

Go woke go smoke...

[@patrickstich5532]

Caruso would have been a good Mayor.

[@jeffreyguilbert808]

Gavin Newsom needs to resign 🦧

[@aaronkristo858]

Villains don't resign.

[@HM-pn8iu]

thank you

[@LegoShark-kx5gb]

I live in LA, if he runs again, I'll vote for him

[@tallmanjim11]

Who did you vote for last time? Seriously

[@JillTaylor-b9i]

It's naive to think this was a "Tragedy" All failures were INTENTIONAL.

[@rek.d]

Imagine living next to an ocean and running out of water.

[@puzer1]

...it's absolutely criminal to not have had emergency pumphouses built in strategic locations to supplement a failing water supply for fire emergencies...imbeciles run that place...

[@TheDarkLasombra]

I highly suggest not using ocean water to put out fires. You'll destroy all of the fire fighting equipment.

[@frank3210-s3j]

It takes a lot of energy to desalinate that water. Salt water also corrodes the metal in fire trucks and hydrants.

[@AdamantineAxe]

Fire truck fleet 100 trucks: $100 million Rebuild LA: $250 billion Let's have some common sense here. Have an emergency system that could supply the fire hydrants with sea water as an option to have in case the resevoirs run out. Then just buy new fire trucks if the situation is so bad that you have to use it.

[@nuqwestr]

They did not run out of water. That's a lie. The Stone Canyon Reservoir holds 3.4 Billion gallons of water and was full and functional. You are being lied to. The Eaton fire at the same time was not near the Pacific Ocean, not in the city of Los Angeles and not served by the LADWP. Stop the lie.

[@AaronCle1994]

Great job

[@michaelp6794]

So LA could’ve had this guy as the mayor who used to work for water and power and is an entrepreneur and very intelligent businessman. Or who they chose. 🤷‍♂️

[@mattlel3194]

Yeah Joe, why would anyone ever think that rich people exploit the lower class and contribute to the low quality of life of most of america?? This dude is so out of touch. It’s sad to look back and see where he’s gone.

[@kerrycarter330]

117 million gallons of water. Not 11.7.

[@nuqwestr]

Santa Ynez a tank with only 117 million gallons which is only 3.3% of the Stone Canyon Reservoir that serves Pacific Palisades, it was full and fully functional. You are being lied to.

[@kerrycarter330]

@ I heard that the 117 million gallon reservoir would have provided water for the hydrants of Palisades for 48 hours. Is that a lie also?

[@nozrep]

oh man i never seen Rogan get emotional like that before. i mean i think i knew he had but i just never seen any clips until this. He’s gotta big ole tender heart beneath that badass joke making fighter comedian exterior!❤️

[@sancocho1718]

Living in socal, for the past 20 years. I've been through, and seen dome insane policies. Don't know how they pass, most people i know voted against them, and the people who implement them. Example, supposedly, we're in draught conditions. Cities pass ordinances mandating desert landscaping. Reducing water consumption. Not washing your cars at home, etc. What was the net result? Water districts raise rates, because of the reduction in consumption. Can't make this stuff up.

[@ChadRoyRoy]

If Rick and Gavin were talking in front of each other, it’d look like a slapping contest with how they use their hands to speak.

[@JL-sw7mh]

All I think about when I hear his name is Tim Dillon's bit on him.

[@Janet_Airlines802]

What can be done is checking the red box at the polls.

[@luxlife1772]

Uh, what about Bill Burr and his new butt buddy Jimmy Kimmel? They had no problem extolling the virtues of the LA government.

[@normie2716]

Yeah, that was nauseating.

[@pthompson108]

The thing that really annoyed me was when the fire chief admitted that she didn't know the Santa Ynez reservoir was empty. I would have thought that subject would have been a topic of frequent conversation between yourself and the city water manager.

[@ajdesmond9545]

They knew what they were doing Just like Hawaii land grab👀👀👀🤬🤬🤬

[@jacquessimard7570]

Good guest. Good conversation.

[@defshrimp]

Human started fires are not an accident and are not considered wild.

[@Cajundaddydave]

The empty reservoir holds 117 million gallons when filled and is right at the top of Pacific Palisades for a REASON. The remaining water tanks there held 3M gallons and then the hoses run dry. Complete negligence on the City leadership.

[@harrytraction1380]

The Rich and powerful Malibu residents have always battled Cal Fire in vegetation clearance and control burns. They never wanted it in their backyard! Look it up!

[@frank3210-s3j]

That’s the thing. It’s easy in hindsight to say we should’ve done X Y Z. But there would’ve been pushback. “You’re making the scenery ugly.” And even bulldozers can create new fires. It happened in OC last year.

[@harrytraction1380]

@ that is incorrect so ugly dead brush is better to keep than proper clearance and proper control burns so we don’t lose our homes? What planet are you on?

[@frank3210-s3j]

@@harrytraction1380 There are a few stories online about residents resisting the brush clearing mandates around their homes and even risking fines a year ago. That’s the tough thing about preventative brush cleaning. Not everyone will do it. And it can be expensive. Around $10,000 an acre is the quote I’ve seen a few times. I’ve seen brush cleaning goats on trails a few times. We might need to expand that effort.

[@Mak-Talon90]

Joe is an amazing human being!

[@Timewave-Zer0]

Those LA fire”men” that were using women’s handbags to put our fires bc LAFD sent supplies to Uk-raine 😂😂😂

[@mattlel3194]

they used canvas bags, not womens purses, you believe every tweet you see if it fits your agenda.

[@truebluereef419]

No they were, numb skull. Those are actual tools that firefighters use.

[@nickwells20]

On the behalf of California, thank you Joe for having this guy on your show and getting his name out to the country. He's a Democrat but I still don't think Cali will elect Republican leadership yet so this guy has a good shot to take out Newsome. This guy would be a breath of fresh air for the people of Cali!

[@josephottey1890]

And so what price are the negligent or incompetent going to pay? Where is the accountability?

[@irritatingtruth9121]

We don’t make them. So, none.

[@31minutesago]

More concerned about punishment than the people suffering.

[@brianchurch1254]

Great clip.

[@blakesupra4440]

Oh man evacuating my Brentwood home just to go my extra house in Newport Beach. Lol

[@tclass99]

You caught that too huh? Lol… talk about tone deaf.

[@Grandma_NC]

Well said. Follow the money every time.

[@roryrubymace3749]

Super unfortunate that one of your mansions burnt down, but at least he had a beach side mansion to fall back on.

[@evalunloca]

It is unfortunate,,ur a sick person

[@Forkball88]

What a horrible take. u seem like a miserable person

[@JesseGarcia-x9x]

Great insights

[@Harem__King]

People need to invest in thick thick concrete homes with steel beams and steel rebar get away from wood. Concrete doesn’t burn

[@LucasFenollar]

But Earthquakes

[@Harem__King]

@ A good concrete foundation with plenty of rebar can withstand most earthquakes and anything with high magnitudes will destroy an entire city I don’t see the San Andreas fault line being a factor for awhile. What you can prevent is fire. Why do you think all skyscrapers and tall buildings are built with concrete and steel? They never use wood

[@simplesimon4957]

This is not fire season, this is winter. A saw a report where a fireman being interviewed said that many of the homes in that area had fire suppression sprinklers installed. He went on to say that once the house burned the water was free to run and that could be the hydrants lost water pressure. It is worth looking into, cause that seems to explain a lot. I bet many of those people owned EV'S I wonder if the media would be honest and tell the world that an EV charging started the fire that burned down all those homes?

[@LigniteLisa]

Very low humidity and strong winds is fire season no matter the time of year.

[@frb_vfx382]

in hindsight, everyone is an expert

[@kawasakiwhiptwo5821]

A lot of people have foresight,but they're not listened to.

[@AllanThickDick]

Wow such smart

[@JohnSmith-d1u]

it doesn't take hindsight to know that the Santa Ana winds in SoCal occur in late fall/early winter, and you need to be fully prepared and funded to handle it. They've been going on now regularly for the last 100 million years. You can always blame global warming though

[@alterfloyd1]

LA elected Bass over this guy. Wow.

[@Negative.mrb1]

Why wouldn’t you have a safe for books made in the 1600’s when your Mel Gibson?

[@Username18981]

There are limits for time and temperature. Nothing is heat proof and water proof for hours to protect paper from reaching 451 degrees.

[@budwittman4907]

I would guess he had an elaborate library and his house was sort of a safe in itself.